Vote YES on the Strike Authorization
The WGA Negotiating Committee, the WGAE Council and WGAW Board unanimously called on eligible voting members in the Film/Television/Streaming Sector to VOTE YES on the strike authorization vote. Read More
The WGA Negotiating Committee, the WGAE Council and WGAW Board unanimously called on eligible voting members in the Film/Television/Streaming Sector to VOTE YES on the strike authorization vote. Read More
Voting on the WGAE’s #NextChapter constitutional referendum opens TODAY, May 23. Your ballot to vote on the referendum was sent from the email address noreply@eballot.com, with the subjec Read More
On April 22, the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) joined more than 50 organizations representing journalists across the U.S. in calling on the Pulitzer Prizes to help improve diversity and t Read More
I am pleased to report that the New York State COBRA subsidy for entertainment industry employees has been significantly improved as part of the recently-approved state budget. Read More
The WGA East recently sent members a short survey that will help shape the Guild’s future. The survey will take only 5 minutes to complete. Members’ response to this survey will be priv Read More
As of January 1, 2022, an Additional Literary Material credit is available to writers who have rendered WGA-covered writing services on theatrical features who do not receive writing credit. Thei Read More
Online voting for Council members will begin at 8 AM ET on Thursday, August 26, 2021 and end at 5 PM ET on Tuesday, September 14, 2021. Any current member in good standing is eligible to vote in Read More
July 26, 2021 Some writers and studios have asked the Guilds East and West for guidance about health and safety standards for in-person work while COVID continues to be a concern. Our priority Read More
We all watched the violent attack on the Capitol last week with horror (and some of you watched it from inside the Capitol). The assault on our democracy is not over; the same far-right groups a Read More
The union’s annual financial statement for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020, is available on the members-only portion of the website (see link below). The statement was prepared by an inde Read More
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